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Stressed Female Guppy

TotallyTropical

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I don't think this is severe, but my female guppy has been hiding in corners recently, and from the looks of it, she's spent her time sleeping... It worries me though, because she isn't noticing/eating food as often as before. I have put her in a breeder trap just to try to calm her down, but I have a feeling it isn't helping. I'll probably release her soon. I don't know, if I had over 50 children, I'd be a bit stressed, especially if them being only a couple months old along with my  husband chasing me 24/7 :p
 
Tankmates:
-50+ Guppy Fry (from the looks of it)
-1 Male Guppy
-3 Kuhli Loaches
 
One of the reasons why I'm also worried is that I'm leaving for Florida, for a week, in less than 24 hours, and I don't want to come back seeing her stressed to death!
 
Sounds like she may be getting ready to give birth again. Mine always hide, breath heavily, stop eating and try to stay away from other fish in general about 6-12 hours before they give birth.
 
She looks nowhere near dropping to me...
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She is also thinner than she usually would be before a drop, even though her gravid spot is dark and quite noticeable. And even when pregnant, she was at least a bit more active.
 
TotalyTropical said:
She looks nowhere near dropping to me...
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She is also thinner than she usually would be before a drop, even though her gravid spot is dark and quite noticeable. And even when pregnant, she was at least a bit more active.
 
When was her last drop? 
 
Sorry for the late reply! Her last drop was only a couple of weeks ago. (1-2) She seems to drop every 3 weeks max. It seems very unusual, but it's true...
 
TotalyTropical said:
Sorry for the late reply! Her last drop was only a couple of weeks ago. (1-2) She seems to drop every 3 weeks max. It seems very unusual, but it's true...
 
How warm is your water?
 
Lunar Jetman said:
And presumably she's still ok a week after your first post?
 
I'd guess so with the fact that the OP didn't say she'd worsened or died :/
 
Well, I usually keep the water at around 78F (25C). She still seems to be ok, but now hiding in the ornaments as well instead of just in the corners.
 
You might want to put your male in the breeder trap if he's bothering her too much, but if he's pretty much leaving her alone, I'd just let her be for now.
 
Neptune54 said:
You might want to put your male in the breeder trap if he's bothering her too much, but if he's pretty much leaving her alone, I'd just let her be for now.
 
No. Just no. This will stress him out a lot.
 
Also, sounds like she's ready to drop. Sometimes females don't carry as many as the last time and therefore don't look at big.
 

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